Fatal subarachnoid hemorrhage after ventriculoperitoneal shunt placement to manage communicating hydrocephalus due to melanoma leptomeningeal disease

Leptomeningeal disease (LMD) is a rare, late complication of malignant cancers. In addition to causing significant neurosurgical morbidity, LMD can cause communicating hydrocephalus by disrupting the cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) outflow. We report an 18-year old female with a metastatic melanoma presen...

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Principais autores:	Jonah Gordon, Gavin Lockard, Adam Alayli, Nam D. Tran
Formato:	Artigo
Idioma:	Inglês
Publicado em:	KeAi Communications Co., Ltd. 2023-06-01
coleção:	Brain Hemorrhages
Assuntos:	Leptomeningeal melanomatosis Subarachnoid hemorrhage Communicating hydrocephalus Ventriculoperitoneal shunt
Acesso em linha:	http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2589238X22000353
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